Biography
Amanda is a Professor in Human Resource Management and Employment Relations and Head of the Department of Management in Deakin Business School. In a career spanning thirteen years in higher education, Amanda has worked in Australia and internationally and is currently the Head of the Department of Management in addition to holding a professoriate position. Amanda has established a strong track record as a researcher in the areas of employee voice, employee engagement and employee workplace participation, both in Australia and internationally.
Amanda has utilised Australian and international workplace data and worked with small and medium-sized firms in the UK. Amanda’s publication record includes over 37 journal papers, book chapters and books. Amanda’s work with industry has primarily been concentrated in the small and medium enterprise sector, but she has also worked with key government bodies such as Fair Work Australia, in addition to receiving federal teaching and learning funds to undertake and complete a project on graduate employability and the use of business cases in management education from 2014 to 2016. Amanda is also an Associate Editor of the Human Resource Management Journal.
Read more on Amanda's profileResearch interests
- Employment relations
- Strategic human resource management
- Employee participation and involvement (voice)
- Trade Unions in the Retail Sector
Affiliations
- Teaching Fellow, Warwick Business School, The University of Warwick UK.
- CAHRI, Australian Human Resources Institute.
Teaching interests
- Strategic Human Resource Management
- Emplyment Relations
- People Management
Units taught
- MMM132 - Management
Professional activities
Projects
- Australian Bureau of Statistics - NDAC Future Operating Model
Publications
The HR professional at the centre of extreme work: working intensely?
Justine Ferrer, Kerrie Saville, Amanda Pyman
(2023), pp. 1-26, International Journal of Human Resource Management, London, Eng., C1
K Quilloy, A Newman, A Pyman
(2023), pp. 1-27, Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly, London, Eng., C1
David Peetz, Marian Baird, Rupa Banerjee, Tim Bartkiw, Shelagh Campbell, Sara Charlesworth, Amanda Coles, Rae Cooper, Jason Foster, Natalie Galea, Barbara de la Harpe, Catherine Leighton, Bernadette Lynch, Kelly Pike, Amanda Pyman, Ioana Ramia, Susan Ressia, Mojan Samani, Kim Southey, Glenda Strachan, March To, Carolyn Troup, Scott Walsworth, Shalene Werth, Johanna Weststar
(2022), Vol. 32, pp. 72-92, Labour and Industry: a journal of the social and economic relations of work, London, Eng., C1
Control and Insecurity in Australian and Canadian Universities during the COVID-19 Pandemic
David Peetz, Sean O'brady, Johanna Weststar, Amanda Coles, Marian Baird, Rae Cooper, Sara Charlesworth, Amanda Pyman, Susan Ressia, Glenda Strachan, Carolyn Troup
(2022), Vol. 77, pp. 1-21, Relations Industrielles / Industrial Relations, Québec City, Que., C1
D Safari, H Glow, A Noblet, A Pyman
(2021), Vol. 80, pp. 407-423, Australian Journal of Public Administration, C1
A Roy, A Newman, T Ellenberger, A Pyman
(2019), Vol. 44, pp. 1630-1644, Studies in higher education, Abingdon, Eng., C1
Working with boards: The experiences of Australian managers in performing arts organisations
H Glow, M Parris, A Pyman
(2019), Vol. 78, pp. 396-413, Australian Journal of Public Administration, C1
A O’Rourke, A Pyman, J Teicher, B van Gramberg
(2018), Vol. 47, pp. 248-271, Common Law World Review, London, Eng., C1
S Evans, A Pyman, I Byford
(2017), Vol. 39, pp. 2-18, Employee relations, Bingley, Eng., C1
The Predictors of Unmet Demand for Unions in Non-Union Workplaces: Lessons from Australia
Amanda Pyman, Julian Teicher, Brian Cooper, Peter Holland
(2017), Vol. 72, pp. 270-293, RELATIONS INDUSTRIELLES-INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS, C1
A Pyman, C Southam, S Sridharan, P Kelly, S Kinash, M Judd
(2016), Sydney, N.S.W., A6
A Pyman
(2015), pp. 264-280, Handbook of research on employee voice, Cheltenham, Eng., B1-1
The contours of employee voice in SMEs: the importance of context
M Gilman, S Raby, A Pyman
(2015), Vol. 25, pp. 563-579, Human resource management journal, London, Eng., C1
Varieties of collaboration: the case of an Australian retail union
R Price, J Bailey, A Pyman
(2014), Vol. 25, pp. 748-761, International journal of human resource management, London, Eng., C1-1
The dynamics of employee voice in Australia
A Pyman, P Holland, B Cooper, J Teicher
(2013), pp. 118-136, Australian Workplace Relations, New York, N.Y., B1-1
A reassessment of non-union employee representation in the UK: developments since the 'ICE' age
E Bull, A Pyman, M Gilman
(2013), Vol. 55, pp. 546-564, Journal of industrial relations, London, Eng., C1-1
Abortion and conscientious objection: the new battleground
A O'Rourke, L De Crespigny, A Pyman
(2012), Vol. 38, pp. 87-119, Monash University law review, Melbourne, Vic., C1-1
P Holland, B Cooper, A Pyman, J Teicher
(2012), Vol. 22, pp. 377-391, Human resource management journal, London, Eng., C1-1
Trade unions and corporate campaigning in a global economy: the case of James Hardie
P Holland, A Pyman
(2012), Vol. 33, pp. 555-579, Economic and industrial democracy, London, Eng., C1-1
Representing and organizing retail workers: a comparative study of the UK and Australia
S Lynch, R Price, A Pyman, J Bailey
(2011), pp. 277-296, Retail work, London, Eng., B1-1
Internet and email monitoring in the workplace: time for an alternate approach
A O'Rourke, J Teicher, A Pyman
(2011), Vol. 53, pp. 522-533, Journal of industrial relations, London, Eng., C1-1
Wal-Mart innovation and productivity: a viewpoint
R Freeman, A Nakamura, L Nakamura, M Prud’homme, A Pyman
(2011), Vol. 44, pp. 486-508, Canadian journal of economics, London, Eng., C1-1
Employee voice and job satisfaction in Australia: The centrality of direct voice
P Holland, A Pyman, B Cooper, J Teicher
(2011), Vol. 50, pp. 95-111, Human resource management, London, Eng., C1-1
Industrial relations climate, employee voice and managerial attitudes to unions: an Australian study
A Pyman, P Holland, J Teicher, B Cooper
(2010), Vol. 48, pp. 460-480, British journal of industrial relations, London, Eng., C1-1
Unmet demand for union membership in Australia
A Pyman, J Teicher, B Cooper, P Holland
(2009), Vol. 51, pp. 5-24, Journal of industrial relations, London, Eng., C1-1
The development of alternative voice mechanisms in Australia: the case of joint consultation
P Holland, A Pyman, B Cooper, J Teicher
(2009), Vol. 30, pp. 67-92, Economic and industrial democracy, London, Eng., C1-1
P Haynes, P Holland, A Pyman, J Teicher
(2008), Vol. 29, pp. 7-34, Economic and industrial democracy, London, Eng., C1-1
Corporate universities: a catalyst for strategic human resource development?
P Holland, A Pyman
(2006), Vol. 30, pp. 19-31, Journal of European industrial training, Bingley, Eng., C1-1
Cultural tensions - exploring call centres in the public sector
E Anderson, A Pyman, J Teicher
(2006), Vol. 6, pp. 279-296, International journal of human resources development and management, Olney, Eng., C1-1
Creative compliance in labour relations: 'turning the law on its head'
A Pyman
(2005), Vol. 14, pp. 67-99, Advances in industrial & labor relations, Bingley, Eng., B1-1
Negotiating the contested terrain of drug testing in the Australian workplace
P Holland, A Pyman, J Teicher
(2005), Vol. 47, pp. 326-338, Journal of industrial relations, London, Eng., C1-1
A Pyman
(2001), Vol. 43, pp. 340-347, Journal of industrial relations, London, Eng., C1-1
Funded Projects at Deakin
Australian Competitive Grants
Women entrepreneurs in Australia and Vietnam: Building capacity, building relationships
Dr Andrea North-Samardzic, Dr Huong Le, Prof Amanda Pyman
DFAT Australia-Vietnam Enhanced Economic Engagement Grant
- 2021: $56,160
Other Public Sector Funding
Transforming DAPM: Business Process Improvement to realise a transformed NDAC
Prof Amanda Pyman, A/Prof Ambika Zutshi, A/Prof Matt Mount, Dr Heather Round, A/Prof Ahmed Ferdous
Australian Bureau of Statistics
- 2018: $120,000
- 2017: $50,063
A Vision for the Future: NDAC Future State Implementation
A/Prof Matt Mount, Prof Amanda Pyman, Prof Andrew Noblet, A/Prof Andrea Vocino, Prof Michael Polonsky, Prof Rens Scheepers
Australian Bureau of Statistics
- 2019: $786,112
- 2018: $363,636
Supervisions
Jagvinder Brar
Thesis entitled: The Impact of Humour Style Congruence on Person-Supervisor Fit
Doctor of Philosophy, Department of Management
Paul Saintilan
Thesis entitled: Managerial Orientations and Beliefs in Large Music Organisations
Doctor of Philosophy, Department of Management
Karen Quilloy
Thesis entitled: Antecedents of the Social Impact of Social Enterprises
Doctor of Philosophy, Department of Management
Emma Winston
Thesis entitled: Transformative Value Outcomes of Tailored Arts Services
Doctor of Philosophy, Department of Marketing
Kim Encel
Thesis entitled: Women's Professional Sport: A Case Study of the AFLW Evolution
Doctor of Philosophy, Department of Management
Dominik Safari
Thesis entitled: An Ecosystem Approach to Evaluating a Cultural Event: A Regional Festival Case Study
Doctor of Philosophy, Department of Management
Sarah Kimberley Steen
Thesis entitled: Greening The Bank' s Environment: An Examination of Employees' Recycling Behaviours
Doctor of Philosophy, Department of Management
Ling Qi
Thesis entitled: Factors Influencing Human Resource Management Practices in Chinese Multinational Companies Operating in Australia: An Exploration
Doctor of Philosophy, Department of Management